THEATRE ROYAL CREATIVE LEARNING SEPTEMBER 2010 TO AUGUST 2011 1 2 CREATIVE LEARNING THIS year we wanted to do something really special to celebrate the The Creative Learning programme is delivered by some of Convention, and our night club run by and for Creative Learning programme. We’re aware that many people don’t get the best artists and practitioners in the country and we seek adults with learning disabilities, Funky Llama. the chance to experience the breadth and vitality of this work first hand, to invest in the next generation of arts leaders through our We have worked with some amazing people this year from all WELCOME so we threw open our doors and produced the Feast festival in the Drum assistant practitioner training scheme. In June a number of top walks of life, and we hope you enjoy reading all about it. Theatre. Each evening saw a different combination of performances, theatre companies delivered training in Plymouth and we will from devised pieces to new plays and multimedia to dance. Many of continue to bring the best to the region throughout next year. Victoria Allen, Creative Learning Director the groups outlined in this review took part, often performing in public We are currently gearing up for a busy year ahead, Simon Stokes, Artistic Director for the first time, and the response from audiences was fantastic. with the return of the major hip hop event, Breakin’

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YOUNG STUDENTS AND PEOPLE NOT THEIR TEACHERS IN EDUCATION, IN SCHOOLS YOUNG EMPLOYMENT OR ACROSS THE MOTHERS I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TRAINING (NEET) REGION THEATRE ROYAL DOES SO MUCH WORK IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE COMMUNITY AND WORKS WITH ADULTS WHO HAVE MENTAL WITH AUTISTIC SO MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS! Feast audience member HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS OR SPECTRUM SUBSTANCE MISUSE ISSUES DISORDERS 3 4 YOUNG PEOPLE

THE Young Company is about getting involved with theatre for A number of sessions have been linked to performances on YOUNG personal development, informal learning and fun. Each week our stages, including Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella, Good approximately 200 young people take part in weekly workshops, as Night Mr Tom, Hamlet and The Enormous Turnip. In the COMPANY well as professionally resourced productions in the Drum Theatre coming year an even greater synergy will be drawn between and other performance opportunities throughout the year. the Young Company and our artistic policy with an emphasis FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN on the production of new writing or newly devised work. THE AGES OF FIVE AND 25

FEAST FESTIVAL PERFORM IT! PERFORM IT! April 2011, Drum Theatre This year we launched a Young Company group Supported by The Feast festival meant that the Young Company had more paced comedy about life, love, sport, and the perils of designed especially for young people with disabilities opportunities to perform in the Drum than ever before. The snogging with braces. The audience response was fantastic who would benefit from working in a smaller group dance groups created a piece about evolution, Kaspar the with the show gaining an excellent review in the Plymouth with additional support. The group is led by a dance Wild by Tim Crouch was performed by 8-11 year olds whilst Herald. Many young people involved had not been in a practitioner and a drama practitioner and at the end of an older group devised an adaptation of The Country of the Young Company production before and some of the cast each term they perform alongside other Young Company Blind by HG Wells. The whole festival was framed by an had previously been part of the Young Company Hubs. groups. Family members have said how beneficial installation on the Mezzanine Gallery by the the group is for the young people taking part. Young Company design group.

HEARTBREAK BEAUTIFUL by Christopher William Hill, August 2011, Drum Theatre With a newly commissioned score by Plymouth Music Zone, the Young Company produced this hilarious fast-

I BROKE MY ARM BUT THERE IS NO WAY I’M GOING TO MISS DANCE THE WRITING COURSE AT TR2 IT HAS PROVIDED THE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH REALLY HELPED MY Finlay, age 12 , Young Company Member THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, DAUGHTER DEVELOP WORK AS PART OF A TEAM AND IMPROVE THEIR HER WRITING, IT WAS COMMUNICATION AND MEMORY SKILLS. I HAVE NOTICED IN SCHOOL PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE CONFIDENCE THAT SHE WAS AHEAD BOOST AND SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT THAT THE BECAUSE OF THIS GROUP HAS HAD ON THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT Parent of Amy, age 16, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED Young Company Member Katy Bartlett, Children’s Services Manager for The Dame Hannah Rogers Trust on Perform it! 6 t

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9 11 12 EDUCATION SCHOOL TIES aims to facilitate new ways for secondary schools and their local primaries to work together, affecting positive transition for the students and leaving a lasting legacy of theatre and SCHOOL TIES drama in school. The schools worked with professional playwrights FOR PRIMARY AND to create new plays for each other to perform and were responsible SECONDARY SCHOOLS for every aspect of the production including performance, marketing, technical theatre, stage management, front of house and sales. The project culminated in a two day festival in the Drum Theatre. t t

This year we worked with Key Stage 2 and 3 students from Stoke Damerel Primary School and IT WAS JUST SO Stoke Damerel Community College. The theme EXCITING FOR of the project was Scott of the Antarctic as Robert THE CHILDREN Falcon Scott was born in Stoke Damerel and 2011 AND ME! marked the centenary of his polar expedition. Nicki Kendrick, Teacher, Stoke Damerel Primary School

The project was delivered over two terms and demonstrated how the production process can be used to teach a variety of subjects across the curriculum, from Maths to History and Business to English.

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BEFORE SCHOOL TIES, I AND MANY OF MY IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT STUDENTS THOUGHT PERFORMING ON SCHOOL TIES HAS THAT THEATRE WAS STAGE, THERE ARE BROUGHT EVERYONE SOMETHING THAT LOTS OF OTHER TOGETHER AND SHOWN HAPPENED IN LONDON THINGS YOU CAN DO US THAT THE BIG Lynette White, Teacher, Stoke Damerel Community KIDS AREN’T SCARY Stoke Damerel Community College College student Stoke Damerel Primary School student 13 14 EDUCATION WE offer a broad range of workshops for schools which aim to deconstruct the process of theatre production WORKSHOPS for students and teachers alike. As well as workshops FOR PRIMARY AND linked to productions on both our stages we also offer SECONDARY SCHOOLS sessions on particular theatre practitioners and themes relevant to the curriculum. We are currently developing workshop packages suitable for special schools. t t

THIRTY ONE SESSIONS WERE DELIVERED TWENTY SIX SESSIONS WERE BY THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES DELIVERED LOOKING AT THE LINKED TO PRODUCTIONS IN THE DRUM FOLLOWING THEMES AND TOPICS: THEATRE AND THEATRE ROYAL: SECONDARY SECONDARY PRIMARY Brecht Artaud ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN STUFF AND NONSENSE Stanislavski DANCE THEATER THEATRE COMPANY Lysistrata The Enormous Turnip Theatre Directing THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH Devising Theatre Lend Me a Tenor TALL STORIES Using Mask The Gruffalo’s Child Arts Marketing PAINES PLOUGH Love Love Love TRAVELLING LIGHT PRIMARY THEATRE COMPANY Puppet making and Puppetry RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY Lost and Found Storytelling Awakenings Dance and Movement Drama and Performance NATIONAL THEATRE Hamlet

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receivingindividual mentoring. AND PRACTICING AND companiesskill and group sharing PRACTITIONER TRAINING PRACTITIONER practitioners who gained who thejob practitioners on junior practitioner level and are now andlevel are now practitioner junior trainingCreative of number across a BeckyHuggins, Assistant Practitioner sessions. Four assistants sessions.Four graduated to INSET and professional development INSETand professionaldevelopment for teachers, thisfor year consolidated we We have worked with sixteen worked have assistant We LearningThey projects. also attended trainingclass withevents world theatre Aswell as offering richprogramme a of WORKING ALONGSIDE ALONGSIDE WORKING GetStarted Theatre in participant our theatre practitioner training scheme. theatreour training practitioner scheme. HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A WITH ME PROVIDED HAS PERFECT BLEND OF LEARNING LEARNING OF BLEND PERFECT EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS PRACTITIONERS EXPERIENCED Work Experience Work Participant IT’S OPENED MY EYES TO THE THE TO EYES MY OPENED IT’S DO A COURSE LIKE THIS BEFORE THIS LIKE COURSE A DO CAREER IN THEATRE IN CAREER I HAVE NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO TO CHANCE THE HAD NEVER HAVE I OFFSTAGE CHOICES OFFSTAGE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE THEATRE INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY. THEATRE THE IN OPPORTUNITIES inlighting, marketing,sound, stage were held over the course of one day thecourseone of over held were management,community theatre and to learn about non performance learn non to basedabout Academyand , design.Ninetyattended people young Offstage people young enabled Choices careersintheatre. Thirty-six workshops In partnershipIn with NationalThe Skills from schools across andacross Cornwall.schools Devon from I’VE BEEN REALLY INSPIRED TO PURSUE A PURSUE TO INSPIRED REALLY BEEN I’VE WORK EXPERIENCE WORK long term placements for those for placements term long interested in a career ininteresteda intheatre. programmes continued this year. programmesthis continued year. sales. 18 Plus offers more bespoke, offers more Plus sales.18 the course of a production working production thecoursea of 14-17. They spend a week followingweek a They spend 14-17. Our hugely popular work experienceOurpopular hugely work withdifferent departments including production, technical, production, marketing and Company 15 is for young people aged youngpeople for is 15 Company

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17 19 20 COMMUNITY OUR Space is a diverse group of adults who come together on a weekly basis to develop confidence, resilience and new skills through drama and OUR SPACE theatre. Members bring a wide range of experiences FOR ADULTS WHO FEEL to the group; they have all had issues with mental SOCIALLY EXCLUDED health, homelessness or substance misuse. Their creativity, bravery and commitment is remarkable. t

WINDS OF CHANGE I’VE MADE NEW FRIENDS, I’M HAPPIER, April 2011, Drum Theatre IT STRETCHES MY IMAGINATION IT’S THE BEST THING In April Our Space performed a newly devised piece, Winds of Change, AND I’M GLAD TO KNOW THAT OUR I’VE DONE IN YEARS. as part of the Feast festival. Snapshots of everyday life formed the IT’S BEEN REALLY SPACE IS PART OF THE NEW ME basis of the production raising issues around relationships, family, Our Space participant REALLY POSITIVE – IT GIVES ME A RELEASE criminal justice and mental health. This year the group will be FROM ALL THE STRESS working towards a series of performances in community settings. IN MY LIFE Our Space participant

IT’S BUILT MY CONFIDENCE UP, IT’S TAUGHT ME HOW TO GET ON WITH PEOPLE...YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE THE BENEFITS I COME TO OUR SPACE AND AM I’VE GOT FROM IT FEELING REALLY LOW AND BY THE Connor, Our Space participant TIME I LEAVE I FEEL CHEERFUL AGAIN. AND THAT LASTS Leon, Our Space participant

IT TAKES YOU OUT supported by OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO – YOU’RE DOING STUFF YOU WOULDN’T NORMALLY DO Will, Our Space participant 21 22 COMMUNITY CREATIVE LEARNING 2010 - 2011 PEOPLE’S COMPANY FACTS AND FOR ANYONE OVER THE FIGURES AGE OF 18

The People’s Company offers opportunities for anyone to come along and have a go. As well as a weekly programme YOUNG PEOPLE COMMUNITY PROJECTS of drama, writing and singing, there are professionally 385 YOUNG PEOPLE TOOK PART 47 SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ADULTS TOOK resourced productions each year in the Drum Theatre. IN THE YOUNG COMPANY AND PART IN OUR SPACE SUMMER ACTIVITY PROGRAMMES THE ILLEGIBLE BACHELOR 87 ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES 18 YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES by Simon Parker, April 2011, Drum Theatre TOOK PART TOOK PART IN 126 SESSIONS This strange yet hilarious one act black comedy 134 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE REFUGEE was performed as part of the Feast festival. 51 YOUNG PEOPLE IDENTIFIED AS ‘AT RISK’ TOOK PART IN PROJECTS WEEK LAUNCH EVENT THROUGH THE YOUNG COMPANY HUBS AT THE THEATRE UBU AND PRINCE’S TRUST PROGRAMMES 29 ORGANISATIONS WERE INVOLVED IN by Alfred Jarry, July 2011, Drum Theatre DELIVERING REFUGEE WEEK The People’s Company took on a huge challenge this 92 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE year with the production of an original reworking of the PEOPLE’S COMPANY influential Ubu Plays. Beautifully staged, the Drum

became home to a troop of eerie travelling circus players who drew the audience into an absurd and chaotic world. EDUCATION 1493 STUDENTS TOOK PART IN WORKSHOPS 42 PLYMOUTH SCHOOLS TOOK PART THE PEOPLE’S COMPANY 25 SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS THE HAS GIVEN ME SO REGION TOOK PART MUCH CREATIVELY, PROFESSIONALLY 117 PEOPLE GAINED WORK AND PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE AND Ellie Deekes, People’s Company Member PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 32 WORKSHOPS WERE DELIVERED BY PROFESSIONAL THEATRE COMPANIES 1982 PEOPLE CAME TO SEE WE WERE GIVEN EXACTLY THE RIGHT PLAYHOUSE, SCHOOL AMOUNT OF GUIDANCE, CREATIVE TIES AND CONNECTIONS IN FREEDOM AND CHALLENGE THE DRUM THEATRE

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ORGANISATIONS ABOUT TIME PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL: ARTS UNIT, STUDENTS & REFUGEES TOGETHER ATTIK DANCE INCLUSION WORKS TEAM, LIFE LONG TALL STORIES BARBICAN THEATRE, PLYMOUTH LEARNING, SOCIAL INCLUSION UNIT, YOUTH BAREFOOT • BRITISH RED CROSS OFFENDING SERVICE PREVENTIONS TEAM, THEATRE COMPANIES CALSTOCK EVENTS YOUTH SERVICE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH PLATFORM 51 ATC SERVICES (CAMHS) PLYMOUTH & DISTRICT MIND BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH & DEVON RACIAL DUNDEE REP CLOSEREACH (BROADREACH HOUSE) EQUALITY COUNCIL GECKO THEATRE COMPANY DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK PLYMOUTH ARTS CENTRE GRAEAE THEATRE COMPANY DELL AND CROWNLANDS CHILDREN’S CENTRE PLYMOUTH CENTRE FOR FAITHS NATIONAL THEATRE DEVON & SOMERSET FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE & CULTURAL DIVERSITY PAINES PLOUGH DEVON & CORNWALL POLICE OF ART POLKA THEATRE DEVON & CORNWALL REFUGEE PLYMOUTH DANCE PROPELLOR SUPPORT COUNCIL PLYMOUTH HOPE FC RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY DEVON FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PLYMOUTH KURDISH COMMUNITY STUFF AND NONSENSE THEATRE COMPANY MOSAIC PROJECT PLYMOUTH LIBRARIES TOLD BY AN IDIOIT NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY PLYMOUTH MUSIC ZONE TRAVELLING LIGHT THEATRE COMPANY NOMONY CHILDREN’S CENTRE PRINCE’S TRUST YORK THEATRE ROYAL OPEN DOORS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SHEKINAH MISSION SCHOOL & WATERFRONT CHURCH STREET FACTORY STUDIOS

SCHOOLS BUDSHEAD St Peter’s RC Primary • Woodlands School ST PETER & THE WATERFRONT High Street Primary • St Andrew’s Primary DEVONPORT College Road Primary • Drake Primary St Peter’s CE Primary • The Cathedral School of St Mary Mount Street Primary Mount Wise Community Primary STOKE Stoke Damerel Community College • Stoke Damerel Primary St Joseph’s RC Primary • City College Plymouth Devonport High School for Boys DRAKE Plymouth High School for Girls • SUTTON AND MOUNT GOULD Prince Rock Primary CORNWALL SCHOOLS Bodmin College • Callington Community College EFFORD & LIPSON Lipson Vale Primary • Lipson Community College Camborne Community College • Fowey Community College EGGBUCKLAND Courtlands School • Eggbuckland Community College Launceston Community College • Looe Community College Eggbuckland Vale Primary Newquay Tretherras School • Saltash.net • St Stephen’s Primary St Boniface RC School • Widey Court DEVON SCHOOLS Chelfham Senior School • HAM All Saints Academy Plymouth Continuum School • Coombeshead College • HONICKNOWLE Shakespeare Primary Holbeton Primary School • Kingsbridge Community College MOOR VIEW Lady Modiford’s Primary School • Newton Abbott College PEVERELL Plymouth College • Devonport High School for Girls Community College • • Queen Elizabeth’s School, Crediton PLYMPTON CHADDLEWOOD Chaddlewood Primary • • West Exe Technology College PLYMPTON ERLE Yealmpstone Farm Primary PLYMPTON ST MARY Boringdon Primary Hele’s School • Ridgeway School PLYMSTOCK DUNSTONE Elburton Primary • Goosewell Primary PLYMSTOCK RADFORD Downham School • Pomphlett Primary SOUTHWAY Oakwood Primary

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